Module 3 - Dietary Guidelines For Americans

Question 1

The purpose of the Dietary Guidelines is

a. provides advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and prevent disease
b. Forms basis of federal nutrition policy and programs
c. provides clinical guidelines for treating chronic diseases
d. a and b

Answer 1

d. a and b

Question 2

The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) adheres to what?

Answer 2

the dietary guidelines

Question 3

The Dietary Guidelines are written for who?

Answer 3

written for professional audience –> not meant to treat chronic disease

Question 4

What is the purpose of the dietary guidelines (DGA)?

Answer 4

• provides advice on what to eat and drink to meet nutrient needs, promote health, and prevent disease
• forms basis of federal nutrition policy and programs (ex: school meals, WIC)
• guide health initiatives at different levels
• influence food-related industries and organizations

Question 5

When was the dietary guidelines for consumers started?

Answer 5

1980

Question 6

Standards for adding thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and iron to flour were added to the DGA in which year?

Answer 6

1943

Question 7

When were brochures aimed at consumers created for the DGA?

Answer 7

1980-1990s

Question 8

National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act

Answer 8

• 1990
• legislative mandate to ensure federal dietary guidance consistent with DGAs and is scientifically accurate

Question 9

The DGAs are a joint effort between who?

Answer 9

the human health services and department of agriculture

Question 10

What are the 4 stages of the DGA?

Answer 10

1. identify topics and supporting scientific questions
2. appoint a dietary guidelines advisory committee to review evidence
3. develop the dietary guidelines
4. implement the dietary guidelines

Question 11

What are the key tenants of stage 3 of the DGA?

Answer 11

1. represents the totality of the evidence examined
2. reduce unintended consequences
3. follow best practices for developing guidelines
4. use plain language

Question 12

What’s the difference between the DGAC Scientific Report and the DGA?

Answer 12

DGAC = scientific report that is an overview of the sciences related to nutrition topic

DGA = makes suggestions for what the average American needs to eat to be healthy and prevent disease

Question 13

What was added to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

Answer 13

• chapter 2: infants and toddlers
• chapter 5: women who are pregnant or lactating

Question 14

Define dietary pattern

Answer 14

combination of food and beverages that constitutes an individual’s complete dietary intake over time

Question 15

Define nutrient dense

Answer 15

nutrient-dense foods and beverages provide vitamins, minerals, and other health-promoting components and have little added sugars, saturated fat and sodium

Question 16

What is the recommendation for added sugars?

Answer 16

1. less than 10 % of calories per day starting at age 2
2. avoid foods and beverages with added sugars for those younger than age 2

Question 17

What is the recommendation for saturated fat?

Answer 17

less than 10% of calories per day starting at age 2

Question 18

What is the recommendation for sodium?

Answer 18

less than 2300 milligrams per day and even less for children younger than age 14

Question 19

What is the recommendation for alcoholic beverages?

Answer 19

1. 2 drinks or less in a day for men
2. 1 drinks or less in a day for women
3. some adults should not drink alcohol (ex: pregnant women)

Question 20

What are the key recommendations for infants and toddlers?

Answer 20

1. 6 months of life = feed human milk
2. feed infants iron-fortified infant formula during first year of life when human milk is unavailable
3. provide infants with supplemental vitamin D beginning soon after birth
4. at about 6 months introduce infants to nutrient-dense complementary foods

Question 21

What’s missing from the DGAs?

Answer 21

1. alcohol
2. sustainability